International

Clyde Lewis Clocks 1:44.90 Best Time To Enter All-Time Performers List At #10

Clyde Lewis, one of SwimSwam’s quiet contenders, just broke through with the 2nd fastest Aussie 200m freestyle time ever – 1:44.90 – to claim the top seed.

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Schoenmaker Closing In On Becoming First South African Female LC World Medalist

Tatjana Schoenmaker is on the cusp of becoming the first South African woman to win a medal at the World Aquatics Championships.

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ASIA: Ye Shiwen Cements Comeback with 200 IM Silver

Tonight at the 2019 FINA World Championships, Ye cemented her comeback with a silver medal in the 200 IM. It was her fastest time since 2012.

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Women’s 100 Fly Medalists Show Sign Of Solidarity For Rikako Ikee

The trio of medalists from the women’s 100m fly – MacNeil, Sjostrom & McKeon – displayed a special message to Japan’s Rikako Ikee.

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Gabriel Santos Suspension Extended To One Year, Will Miss Tokyo 2020

Gabriel Santos’ eight-month doping suspension has been extended to a year by a FINA Doping Panel, making him ineligible to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.

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Carraro Breaks Italian Record in 100 Breast; Castiglione Matches Her

Both Italian entries in the women’s 100 breaststroke advanced to the final, and both will finish the day with a share of the National Record.

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Minna Atherton Continues On Personal Best Path, Clocks First Sub-59 100 Back

19-year-old Minna Atherton is coming back to her junior ranks form, dipping under the 59-second threshold for the first time ever in the women’s 1back.

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Filippo Megli Lowers Super-Suited Italian Record In 200 Free

Filippo Megli broke the 10-year-old Italian Record in the men’s 200 freestyle, qualifying for tomorrow’s final in a time of 1:45.76.

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Oleg Kostin Breaks Russian Record, Moves To #6 All-Time In 50 Fly

Oleg Kostin set a new Russian Record en route to winning silver in the men’s 50 fly, posting a time of 22.70 to improve on his old mark of 22.74.

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New To Hungary’s Squad, Sabo Takes Down Cseh’s 50 Fly National Mark

Hungary’s newest federation member Sebastian Sabo touched the wall in a time of 22.90 to take 5th place in the men’s 50m fly in Gwangju.

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Xu Jiayu Breaks 10-Year-Old Championship Record In Men’s 100 Back

Xu Jiayu set a new Championship Record in the semi-finals of the men’s 100 back in a time of 52.17, lowering Aaron Peirsol’s 2009 mark of 52.19.

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WJR Holder, European Champion Kliment Kolesnikov Misses Worlds 100 Back Final

Kolesnikov, who has been dealing with an ongoing shoulder injury, dropped the 200 back to focus on the 50 and 100 at Worlds.

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Yan Zibei Breaks 100 Breast Asian Record for 3rd Time in a Month

In tonight’s final, Zibei took another .03 seconds off his mark, finishing in 58.63 for a Bronze medal.

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Sarah Kohler Takes Three Seconds Off German 1500 Record In Heats

25-year-old Sarah Kohler broke her German Record in the preliminary heats of the women’s 1500, qualifying third for the final.

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Spanish Olympic Champion Belmonte Misses Advancement For 3rd Time

Spain’s first-ever Olympic swimming champion, Mireia Belmonte, has gotten off to a rocky start at these World Championships.

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